North Goa Beaches

Anjuna is a village in Goa and world famous for its trance parties held on the beach during the tourist season. Anjuna Beach is to the south of the village with its usual lot of restaurants and bars offering you a variety of food (Indian, Goan, Indian, Continental, Italian, French etc). Anjuna is also famous for its flea market on Wednesdays, wherein you can purchase many things, ranging from fruits to jewelry, clothes and electronic devices.

Baga a seaside town in Goa, India located at distance of few kilometers from famous Calangute Beach. Baga is known for its popular beach, Baga Beach with it's brown sands, and creek, The beach is in North Goa and contains rows of shacks and fishing boats, and at high tide the beach is narrow. The beach is named after the Baga Creek, which empties into the Arabian Sea at the north end of the beach. Baga Beach is also famous for its water sports and Dolphin cruises. It is visited by thousands of tourists annually. This is is smaller than the Calangute and Colva beaches lying on either side of it. Baga Goa is the perfect place for those who want to get away from the much crowded beaches and joy a quiet holiday.

Calangute is one of the most famous and largest beach in north Goa, visited by thousands of domestic and international tourists alike. The beach offers water sport activities like parasailing and water skiing, among others. Close proximity to Panaji, the capital of Goa, makes this beach a much desirable and sought after. People love to visit this beach for its ideal location, availability of good accommodation in numerous resorts and lodges nearby, wide choice of eating joints and shacks offering various cuisines under open skies with magnificient view of Arabian sea. The nightlife at Calangute Beach, unlike Anjuna is very calm and peaceful with bars offering services only till 10 PM. If you are visitor in Goa then you would like to be here, at Calangute beach.

Candolim, is a small town in North Goa in the state just south of the famous Calangute beach, and is popular tourist destination. Candolim is said to be the first village to be entirely converted to Christianity in 16th century. Fifteen kilometers from Panjim, Candolim starts at Fort Aguada and merging with Calangute beach towards the end, it is one of the longest beaches in the state and is located in the Bardez taluka. The beach in itself is very calm and peaceful. What adds to the scenic beauty of the sand and sea are the scrub covered dunes at the back of the beach quite popular with tourists. Though the beach is close to bustling Calangute beach, life is rather laid back at Candolim

Vagator Beach is the northernmost beach of Bardez Taluka, Goa. It is located on the opposite bank of the Chapora River from Morjim in Pernem. To the south of Vagator is Anjuna, one of the first hippy haunts of Goa. Vagator Beach has dramatic red cliffs looking down on the shore and two fresh water springs within a stone's throw of the sea. There are a number of places playing to a dance & trance crowd during the tourist season. These include: Nine Bar located just above Little Vagator. Also there are a number of Mediterranean and Indian Cafes/Hotels serving a variety of food and drink.

Dona Paula is a former village, and tourist destination, in the suburbs of Panaji, Dona Paula located on the beautiful and famous sea stretch that spans from Panjim, Miramar and Dona Paula is a very famous area frequented by tourists. During the tourist season Dona Paula transforms into a crowded stretch which is otherwise a calm beautiful place during monsoons. The idyllic rocky tourist attraction lies at the spot where the Mandovi and the Zuari river meet and confluences with the Arabian Sea at a distance of 1 Km from this point. It is also home to a number of hotels, small and large. Dona Paula located on the beautiful and famous sea stretch that spans from Panjim, Miramar and Dona Paula is a very famous area frequented by tourists.